stooped

Example Sentences

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Ibrahim Said stooped to head in his first goal for the club before Elliott Watt capitalised on a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

The name "chikungunya" comes from the Kimakonde language, meaning "that which bends up," a reference to the stooped posture caused by the severe joint pain that often accompanies the infection.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

I stooped to embrace him and told him what I’d needed to hear as a boy.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

Their deserved place in the final was eventually secured when Mechele caught Nzola with his knee as the Fiorentina substitute stooped for a header, Beltran tucking his penalty into the bottom left corner.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

His mother was pounding something in a mortar and his father was stooped near her, sharpening a knife against a stone.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie